Thirteen people injured when train collides with truck and crane, sparking a fire near Scott Street in San Bruno, California

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/10/2022 - 8:52pm
Accident Date: 
Thursday, March 10, 2022

13 hurt in truck-train crash in Northern California

The accident occurred shortly after 10:30 a.m. in San Bruno when the Caltrain hit a truck with a crane that was working on the transit system’s electrification project to switch to electric-powered engines, the transit agency told KNTV-TV.

Caltrain involved in fiery crash with truck in San Bruno, 13 injured

None of the injuries are life-threatening, according to Caltrain spokesperson Dan Lieberman late Thursday afternoon.

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Officials later said that there were actually two pieces of on-track equipment involved in the collision, one of them being a crane.

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Caltrain said about 75 passengers were on board when the train hit “on-track equipment” at 10:38 a.m.

Topics: 
Fire
Roadway: 
Scott Street